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February 2, 2013
15:40 • 3 months ago

Jobs created, but unemployment increases in January

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  • 157Kjobs created in January, thanks primarily to strong showings in the construction, retail, hotel and food industries. The gains in construction specifically seem hopeful, especially in relation to a strengthening home-buyers’ market, but one solid month does not a panacea make, sadly — the U.S. unemployment rate nonetheless ticked upwards last month, from 7.8 to 7.9. source

October 10, 2012
13:46 • 7 months ago

Parking facility collapses at Miami-Dade College

Tags: Construction Dade County Florida Miami Miami-Dade College Parking Facility Collapse numbers SC

  • three construction workers are believed to be trapped under the rubble of a partially-built parking facility that collapsed on the Miami-Dade College campus. No students or faculty are believed to be trapped, though several bystanders were injured by debris. Emergency crews are currently working to free the trapped workers. source

October 8, 2012
17:21 • 7 months ago

Paramount Pictures plans British theme park to challenge Disneyland France

Tags: France Kent Paramount Pictures Amusement Parks Construction numbers SC

  • £2B will be spent to create an 872-acre amusement park on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent, England. The first attraction to be announced was Titanic 4D, which will offer viewers a state-of-the-art look at the famous cruise ship.
  • 27,000 jobs would be created by the proposed development, which will reportedly include Europe’s largest indoor water park, live music venues, movie theaters, and more. The planned park would only be a 17-minute train ride from London, or two hours from tourists arriving from Paris. source

April 24, 2012
14:56 • 1 year ago

9/11 memorial builder agrees to settlement on massive fraud scheme

Tags: Bovis Lend Lease business construction Construction Fraud crime Legal Settlements Lend Lease new york News Over-billing

  • $50 million in fines for Lend Lease, which also built Citi Field source

» The construction giant is not contesting allegations that they over-billed the city of New York for work on a variety of projects, both public and private, over the course of a decade or more. Federal prosecutors have confirmed it to be the largest construction fraud settlement in city history. Lend Lease, formerly Bovis Lend Lease prior to a fire during demolition of the Deutsche Bank building, will not be prosecuted as a result of the settlement.

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February 16, 2012
10:51 • 1 year ago
Tags: wtc world trade center steel column wtc steel column new york city nyc construction nyc construction
Breaking: A massive steel column falls 40 stories from a crane at the World Trade Center site, injuring one. Gothamist has photos. More as we get it. (ht Matt)

Breaking: A massive steel column falls 40 stories from a crane at the World Trade Center site, injuring one. Gothamist has photos. More as we get it. (ht Matt)

September 10, 2011
14:16 • 1 year ago
Tags: 9/11 Construction Visualization september 11 sept 11 world trade center from sunfoundation
pantslessprogressive: The Workers: an interactive look into the lives of those working on One World Trade Center, the largest construction project in the United States. Certainly a must-look, all. In their words, in their voices.

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The Workers: an interactive look into the lives of those working on One World Trade Center, the largest construction project in the United States.

Certainly a must-look, all. In their words, in their voices.

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February 15, 2011
13:33 • 2 years ago

If you build it, a carefully managed number of people will come

Tags: construction crowd control memorial new york city september 11th world trade center

  • coming soon The World Trade Center memorial is on pace to be opened for public attendance by the ten-year anniversary of the attacks (which, as it always bears mentioning, betrays a shamefully slow process).
  • not so fast Due to the expected volume of visitors, size of the memorial, and transit/security concerns, it’s anticipated that visiting the memorial will be crowd-restricted at about 1,500 people. source

 

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